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Now Streaming: ZABRISKIE POINT, Criterion Channel Desert Trips

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Michelangelo Antonioni tries to make sense of the 60s counterculture in its dying days.

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HAUNTED HEIST Clip: "Man. This Ain't no B&B...!" (Exclusive)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0500

Four estranged friends reunite at a house, where one plans to find a valuable antique by robbing it. However, the haunted house's ghosts force them to overcome differences to survive.

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Toronto 2026: Midnight Madness Drops Its Full Lineup. Duncan Jones! Anna Biller! SABU! Matthew Rankin! Na Hong-jin! Oh My!

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:02:11 -0500

With the capable and unpredictable curation of Peter Kuplowsky and his team of brave pre-screeners, the Midnight Madness (MM) sidebar at the Toronto International Film Festival continues to be one of the favourite parts of TIFF here at Screen Anarchy. The loaded line-up just dropped, and it has some special treats in there, including Rogue Trooper, the latest film from Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and The Love Witch director, Anna Biller's follow up, The Face Of Horror (pictured above). For those who have never had the treat of a Matt Barats film or performance, I hope Anchors Aweigh is the dead pan auteur's coming out party. (We have covered some of his previous work in Cash Cow, as well as the Reveries films.) Oscar-nominated (Universal Language) director...

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LATE FAME Review: Bittersweet, Sometimes Painfully Funny Melancholy

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:32:03 -0500

Director Kent Jones' film stars Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, and Edmund Donovan.

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Anime Weekly: GOODBYE LARA, How to Refresh IP

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:02:01 -0500

She's a little mermaid, but not like those we've seen before.

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CARRY THE DARKNESS: Satanic Panic Themed Horror Coming to Bloodstream on August 14th

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0500

Our friends at The Horror Collective and Bloodstream will release Douglas Forrester's supernatural thriller Carry the Darkness, with a streaming premiere on Friday, August 14th. The thriller will branch out across more platforms into September. A troubled metalhead teen is blamed for the atrocities of a malevolent entity as the ‘Satanic Panic’ sweeps through small-town America in the early 90s. Satanic Panic horror films are always interesting to Gen X'ers because we lived through it - in the 80s. Putting this story into the 90s when 'wierd' was making a comeback after the previous decade, in small town wherever, does make us curious to check it out. Watch the trailer below. Hit any of the links throughout the article to sign up for...

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STAR WARS: VISIONS PRESENTS - THE NINTH JEDI Review: Back to its Samurai Roots, Shaking up The Lore, For The Better

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:01:00 -0500

Lah Kara, the daughter of lightsaber-smith Lah Zhima, is pursued by dark forces while on a dangerous mission to deliver his newly crafted lightsabers to those she deems worthy to have one - masterless, wandering Force-sensitives. When we first meet her she is on a ship with fellow Force-sensitives Homan, Juro and the android, Gramps. The Ninth Jedi takes place way out in the future of the Star Wars timeline—long after the fall of the First Order and the Skywalker saga. The Jedi and Sith have faded into distant history, and the art of forging a lightsaber is completely lost to the galaxy. Because of that, these newly forged lightsabers don't work like the traditional Star Wars weapons. Instead of having locked-in colors,...

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TED LASSO S4 Review: Same Old, Same Old, But Not Quite

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:00:03 -0500

Jason Sudeikis returns as an American in England, only this time coaching an all-female football team.

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Fantasia 2026: Audience Awards Announced!

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:30:00 -0500

Fantasia has all but wrapped up for 2026. We returned home after taking up the final leg of the festival after Kurt kicked us off opening weekend and Josh held the line during the industry heavy first full week of programming. Some of us still have a couple reviews to fine tune before officially calling it on coverage for this year, so stay tuned. The Audience Awards, Prix du Public, have just been announced and French mockumentary I Love Paris won the Gold Audience Award for Best International Feature. Yusuke Iwasaki's AnyMart took home the Gold Audience Award for Best Asian Feature and Masanao Kawajiri's Cherry and Virgin, received the Gold Audience Award for Best Animated Feature. Harrison Houde's dramady Tight Lettuce received the Gold...

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MONSTERS OF GOD Review: Reptiles, Zoos, Acrimony, Drugs, Guns, and Money

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Eric Goode's fascinating documentary series digs deeply into the reptile trade, legal and otherwise.

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South African Horrorfest 2026: Final Week For Submissions

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:15:00 -0500

Our friends at the South African Horrorfest Film Festival will be closing the window for submissions to this year's festival on August 9th. As the only dedicated horror and genre event in South Africa, Horrorfest has been the go-to place for all things horror in the area. We have been longtime supporters of the group and participated in the event in our own ways throughout the years. If you want to check the continent of Africa off your festival play wishlist start with them. South African HORRORFEST Film Festival Announces 22nd Annual Edition and Hybrid Expansion for 2026 The premier genre event on the African continent, the South African HORRORFEST Film Festival, has officially announced its 22nd annual edition. The festival...

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ATLAS KING: Character Posters For Action Thriller Starring UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping (Exclusive)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0500

An ex-fighter comes home to bury his friend and joins forces with his godson to plot a heist targeting a mob boss.

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BLOODY TENNIS: Shudder Acquires U.S. Rights For Sports-Themed Horror Flick

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:15:00 -0500

Variety announced today that Shudder has acquired the U.S. rights for Nikias Chryssos‘ English-language horror film Bloody Tennis. There are other deals already made for Australia (Umbrella Entertainment), Baltics (BestFilm.eu), Italy (Plaion Pictures), Japan (Extreme Film), Poland (9th Plan), and Scandinavia (Njutafilms). The film takes the world of elite sports to disturbing new extremes, filled with brutal ambition, blood-sucking leeches and hard-hitting serves. After being admitted to an elite tennis academy hidden deep in Southern Europe, Sophie (Guldberg Kampp) must contend not only with the fierce brutality of her teammates but with the school’s increasingly sinister undercurrents, where competitive sports are taken to their painful limits and only the hungriest survive. Adam Koehler, director, acquisitions and productions at IFC Entertainment Group, said, “...

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THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER Interview: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on the Adaptation Between Fiction and Reality

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Munetaka Aoki, and Ryota Miyadate star in Kurosawa's historical drama mystery film.

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Teaser Trailer: THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:59:10 -0500

The History Of Concrete is one of the all time great 'internet rabbit holes' (see also: David Farrier's Tickled) turned into a documentary feature. After dealing with the headache of a leak in the ground floor of his apartment building, John Wilson (HBO's How To With John Wilson) goes on a New York City odyssey to understand the equal parts bland and fascinating history of one of the most ubiquitous man-made substances on earth. Tangents abound: from Hallmark movie minutiae, tequila hawking indie musicians, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race which laps for days and days around a high school in Queens, to on-set visits of Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme on location shoot, and being a guest at Kim Kardashian's award's dinner (sitting opposite Tim Robinson)....

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Locarno 2026 Preview: Hong Sangsoo, Denis Côté, Albert Serra, Ann Oren, Beatrice Gibson, Edgar Pêra Lead Lineup

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:02:10 -0500

The 79th edition of the largest Swiss film gathering is dominated by stories of families under pressure, identities in flux, political and social violence, and characters searching for intimacy or freedom in increasingly unstable worlds.

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THE CREEP TAPES: Shudder's Third Season to Premiere on September 15th With Two Episodes

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:15:00 -0500

Shudder announced that season 3 of Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice's serial killer series, The Creep Tapes, will premiere on Tuesday, September 15th. The first two episodes will drop that night with weekly episodes after that, until September 29th. More information follows in the announcement. SHUDDER’S CULT-FAVORITE SERIES THE CREEP TAPES RETURNS WITH A TWO-EPISODE PREMIERE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 From Writers and Executive Producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, Season Three will Feature Guest Stars Kate Siegel, Nic Hamilton, Elliott Fulham, Ora Duplass and More The highly anticipated third season of The Creep Tapes, from writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, will debut with a two-episode premiere Tuesday, September 15 exclusively on Shudder, the #1 streaming service for horror...

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HAUNTED HEIST: Tiffany Haddish, Andrew "King Bach" Bachelor, Karlous Miller and Rel Howery Star in Horror Comedy. Available on Digital August 4 and on DVD September 15

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:15:00 -0500

When a reunion trip turns into a robbery, four friendsdiscover the mansion’s owners—ghosts from the 1950s—never left. Trapped by the spirits planning a demonic sacrifice, the friends must battle supernatural terror to survive the night. Tiffany Haddish, Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor, Karlous Miller, and Rel Howery take the lead in the horror comedy, Haunted Heist. This is Howery's directorial debut and Saban Films/Sony Pictures are releasing it on Digital on August 4th and on DVD September 15th, 2026. Ari Dayan and Brett Gelman also star. Check out the trailer below. ...

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Echoes: After ZOMBEID, Can Pakistan Build Its Own Horror Universe?

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:02:01 -0500

Let me be straightforward here: Yes, it certainly can make its own horror universe after Zombeid (2026), since the ending indicates the possibility of a sequel. Films have the potential of getting a sequel and eventually becoming a franchise if they generate massive box office returns, which stands true for Zombeid. There are unresolved narratives, leaving central mysteries and conflicts open-ended. The setting created a deep lore, opening doors for exploration in a richly built world that has a broad demographic appeal. There is one aspect that could create trouble for the Zombeid horror universe, however, as it failed to achieve it in its first part. Audiences should feel a deep emotional attachment to the protagonists or villains, which is only possible if there are...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: JIM QUEEN, Bobbypills' Adult Animated Debut Delivers Pure Queer Chaos

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:30:00 -0500

Jim Queen (and the Quest for Chloroqueer) is a laugh-a-minute riot where the jokes come hard, come fast, and come often. And yes, the pun is totally intended. Bobbypills' adult animated feature debut is all gay, all the time, and it is so, so funny. Catching this at the Fantasia Film Festival was an absolute trip and the crowd energy perfectly matched the madness on screen. Jim Parfait is the pinnacle of the Paris gay community—envied, desired, and fiercely influential. Everything changes when "Heterosis," a wild new STI that turns gay men straight, hits local clubs and gyms. As infected men trade muscle mass for dad bods and sports obsessions, Jim catches the virus and watches his status crumble as quickly as his ab...

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Fantasia 2026 Interview: ATTACK ON PARADISE Creator and Star Saïd Boumazoughe, Director Bob Colaers Talk Heroes, Heart, and How to Change the World with Action Movies

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Saïd Boumazoughe co-wrote and stars in Attack on Paradise as a second generation Moroccan immigrant named Suleyman, who, after being released from prison, returns to his Antwerp suburban neighbourhood to find his mother's apartment block has been taken over by drug gangs, arms dealers, and human trafficking hoods. He just wants to visit his mother, and get on with life, but a raid from the Antwerp SWAT force puts him in the middle of urban warfare in a residential complex. As our own J. Hurtado put it in his review of the film: "What sets Attack on Paradise apart from [other large-building siege] films is the connections between characters, while the action is certainly foregrounded appropriately, with a less solid core story, it would feel more...

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Opening This Week: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, ICE CREAM MAN, TONY

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Late Fame,' 'Mr. Hero,' 'Olmo,' 'Julian,' 'Cookie Monsters.'

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Sound And Vision: John Maclean

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:02 -0500

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we discuss a few music videos made by John Maclean. Recently I wrote two Sound and Visions where the director had a weird claim to fame: John Carney was the rare director who himself was a band member of a famed band (The Frames) who he has directed music videos for; and Yoshihiro Nishimura was the sole director in the Sound and Visions who remade one of his music videos as a feature length film. That is, till this Sound and Vision, cause John Maclean combines the two outliers into one person: he is a band member for both The Beta Band and The Aliens, who...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: THE SPECIALS, A Crowd-Pleasing Yakuza Subversion

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0500

A yakuza member named Kumashiro hires four independent, rival assassins to eliminate Boss Honjō, the powerful leader of the rival Honjō-gumi syndicate. Executing the hit has always been complicated because Honjō frequently uses body doubles, leaving constant doubt regarding his true location. However, Kumashiro discovers a single vulnerability: Honjō will never pass up an opportunity to watch his beloved granddaughter compete in a dance competition. To exploit this rare opening, the team devises a plan to form an amateur dance group, enter the qualifiers, and advance to the national final championship alongside the granddaughter. Although the independent killers are initially reluctant to join such an absurd undercover operation, the lure of a ¥100,000,000 bounty proves impossible to resist. Ultimately, to succeed in their mission,...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE AND MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON A Hilarious and Humbling Portrait of a Chaotic Genius

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:00:30 -0500

There’s something mesmerizing about watching car crashes. We know it is dangerous, often even deadly; we know that for all of the sparks flying around as an out-of-control car meets its fiery fate, there’s usually someone inside who is in for a world of hurt, and yet we can’t help but look. Sometimes, if we’re lucky, we get to see those crashes replayed over and over again to witness the exact moment that things have gone wrong, and to examine the trajectory of the detritus as what was once a beautiful, miraculous machine turns into a heap of smoking metal. Anyway, at this year’s Fantasia director Nick Taylor held the world premiere of his feature documentary debut, Rubberhead: The Life and Monsters of Steve Johnson....

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Fantasia 2026 Review: TOKYO BURST: CRIME CITY, Trades in Solo Grit For Buddy-Cop Chaos in a Worthy Expansion of THE ROUNDUP Universe

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:30:00 -0500

Welcome to Kabuki-cho, an entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Called the "Sleepless Town", it is home to a sprawl of host and hostess clubs, love hotels, nightclubs and yakuza hangouts. Shiro Aiba, the Shinjuku Central Police Station’s newest, most volatile detective, walks these neon-soaked streets with swagger. Aiba didn't just study this legendary criminal underworld—he was born here, raised here, and was once the boss of a local bosozoku biker gang. He fights with raw, brute force, mostly using his head before he thinks with it. When a dangerous criminal element with international ties stomps into his turf, Tokyo is forced to play nice with Seoul. Enter Choi Si-woo, a razor-sharp, by-the-book agent from the Korean National Police Agency. In town, with...

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THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER Review: Historical Murder-Mystery, Full of Modern-Day Questions

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:47:04 -0500

A new film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

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Now Streaming: THE DEVIL'S MOUTH, Hungry Hungry Shark in Thailand

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Plus: 'Nightborn,' 'Over Your Dead Body,' and 'The Drama.'

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Fantasia 2026 Review: RECLUSE, Screenwriter Henry Chaisson Conquers Visual And Sonic Terror in Neo-Gothic Horror

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Joan is dragged back to her childhood home. There has been an accident and she has received an ominous call from her ailing, disfigured father. She is a sound engineer by trade, he is a famous artist and long rumored to have dabbled in the occult. His art, from paintings to metallic structures, lines the walls, the hallways, and the landscape of their family home, making it easier for things to hide among the shadows they cast-shadows made by candlelight or what comes through the windows. Amidst the dishevelled estate inhabited by a caretaker and her son, Joan must face her traumatic past and the sins of her father. She wanders the hallways and the estate grounds, a portable digital recording device in...

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Now Playing: I WANT YOUR SEX, THE SAMURAI AND THE PRINCESS, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Pinocchio: Unstrung.'

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Friday One Sheet: WICKER

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:30:00 -0500

No, not that Wicker Man. Today's poster is from a different kind of folklore, based on the short story from Ursula Wills wherein an outcast woman in a fishing village commissions a husband to be made out of wicker. Pygmalion, but with reversed genders. What could possibly go wrong? The fine poster here emphasizes the texture and the tension of a binding act. At the bottom of the face, the unwoven strands blend neatly into coarse facial hair. It is a nice touch, which is all fine and good, but I would like to also point out the addition of the human fingers. These are presumably the woman's (Olivia Colman), but could also be the creator or the creation. They have grit and dirt under...

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LIONESS S3 Review: The Roar Comes Home

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:10 -0500

Taylor Sheridan's series stars Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Genesis Rodriguez, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Hannah Love Lanier, Thad Luckinbill, Ian Bohen, Michael Kelly, with Morgan Freeman and Nicole Kidman.

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PINOCCHIO: UNSTRUNG Review: Poohniverse Unfortunately Continues to Live Up to Its Name

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:32:06 -0500

Impressive puppetry and the grace of famous horror faces still aren't enough to save the Twisted Childhood Universe from its own darkness.

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Home Video: Kino Classics and Kino Cult Roundup

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Kino has been aggressively going through their catalog and upgrading their older releases to 4K for awhile now. For that I am grateful. They’ve also been producing new extras for their discs, which is most welcome indeed for collectors out there being forced to double dip. It got me thinking about double-dipping as a collector strategy. At its worst, double dipping is when a company re-releases the same disc over and over again, making only marginal improvements on the product, like new packaging or adding some rinky-dink, thrown-together special features. It can also be the case that the company in question releases multiple versions across various retail partners that have separate special features, forcing purist collectors to choose between them or treat them like Pokemon...

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Home Video: Severin Films Home Entertainment Roundup

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:02:01 -0500

I've been overdue for some Severin release coverage. Part of it involves finding all the time I need to sift through their extras-laden releases and the number of first-time watches involved. This batch was all first-time watches and all movies I was excited to see. First up was their fantastic box set, Antonio Margheriti & The Jungles of Doom: His ‘80s Adventure Films. I’m a sucker for a good knockoff and Severin is the king when it comes to making them available. Recently they’ve tackled Italian Jaws films, and the Bruce Le exploitation cycle in lavish box sets. They even have a box of Italian disco-ploitation on the way. While you’re waiting for that, this hugely entertaining group of three Indiana Jones knockoffs comes highly...

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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Review: MCU's Superhero Shines in Fourth Essential Entry

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Marvel and DC’s declining box-office fortunes provide ample, if indirect, evidence that superhero fatigue is real and here to stay, the not unexpected result of market saturation. But for every rule or sweeping generalization, there’s an exception: On the DC side, it’s Batman or, to a lesser extent, Superman. On the Marvel side, it’s generally not one superhero, but superhero team-ups (the Avengers). Even exceptions have exceptions of their own, though, and in the MCU’s (Marvel Cinematic Universe) case, it’s Spider-Man. Since writer and publisher Stan Lee (Fantastic Four, The X-Men) and artist Steve Ditko (Doctor Strange, The Question) introduced Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy No. 15 (1962), he’s been a perennial favorite, a Silver Age exemplar and trope-setter. Spider-Man was, is, and will...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: CHERRY AND VIRGIN, A Nervous and Experimental Work of Genius

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0500

I was 18 years old when an adult friend I met at a summer factory job recommended that I see Federico Fellini's 8 1/2. I could not make heads or tails of the movie, in Italian, in black and white, the story set in sophisticated arthouse celebrity space. I liked the images, but the whole thing was both boring and baffling. I revisited the film in my mid-20s during a film class in university, while pursuing a chemistry degree. At that time, I could appreciate some of the filmmaking, and yet the ideas and emotions of the film were well beyond my ken. Revisiting it once again in my late 30s, it was like I was watching a completely different film. Many of...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: CAPTURED! Of Ghosts And Growing Up

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Misaki is a bright high-school senior who has the grades to get into a good university. Misaki’s reservation is that she lives alone with her mother, who works a night shift to make ends meet. She is more or less convinced that she must work instead of going to university. After telling her best friend Satsuki her decision, Satsuki suggests that she start vlogging to earn money on the side. Satsuki does it, not with much success, and not enough to earn her parents’ praise, but Misaki should give it a go. On her first day, she films a couple of videos during the day, but another otherwise mundane video she films on her way home from her afternoon job gets special attention. Over...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: VILLAGE OF EIGHT GRAVESTONES, Takashi Shimizu Proves Traditional Murder Mysteries Are Better With Ghosts

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:15:00 -0500

When Tatsuya’s estranged mom suddenly passes away, he is forced to head out to her old, isolated village and meet the family he has never known, the Tajimi Family. On the way there, he bumps into private detective Kosuke Kindaichi, who reveals he was actually hired by the mysterious family to track Tatsuya down. But it is definitely not a warm welcome. Once he arrives, Tatsuya finds out he is the unexpected heir to the Tajimi family line. Turns out, his grandfather once carried out a massive, brutal massacre in the town, leaving the locals permanently traumatized. Because of that cursed family history, the hostile villagers immediately treat Tatsuya like public enemy number one. Things get crazy pretty fast when everyone with a stake...

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Now Streaming: THOUGH I AM AN INEPT VILLAINESS, The Other Side of Revenge

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:02:04 -0500

Plus: 'A Lady Livid's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires' takes a more conventional approach to revenge.

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Now Streaming: FURIOUS Becomes Steadily More Gripping As It Goes

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Emmy Rossum, Lola Petticrew, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, and Scoot McNairy star in the mystery thriller series, created by Elizabeth Meriwether.

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SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER: Watch a Conversation with Severin's David Gregory and Author / Filmmaker Marcus Hearn

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:01:01 -0500

My first encounter with Jimmy Sangster came long before I ever heard his name. As my father flipped through channels one lazy Saturday afternoon, I suddenly begged him to stop, as some guy I later found was Van Helsing and another guy who I later found out was Count Dracula fought to the death. The moment was courtesy of a local TV station’s midday afternoon movie program, and even though I only caught the end of the film, I have never forgotten that first glimpse into the hallowed halls of Hammer, or the first of many viewings of The Horror of Dracula (1958). Sangster, of course, not only wrote the screenplay for that film, but for Hammer’s previous horror blockbuster, The Curse of...

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I WANT YOUR SEX Review: Close Encounters of the Sexual Kind

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Gregg Araki's new film stars Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman.

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THE ODYSSEY: Playing 3D Chess with an Epic, Gods and Mortals, and the Remorse of Odysseus

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:02:06 -0500

To directly answer a question that matters: is The Odyssey (2026) a good movie? A movie that captivates, that honors Homer's masterfully intricate, time-jumping epic, that you must go see, and that you will want to rewatch? My answer is: yes. [Editor's note: see also Kyle Logan's review for another opinion.] The Odyssey is, alongside the Mahabharata, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Old Testament, one of the world's foundational tales. It has everything that makes a story this long, compelling, and timeless: action, impulsiveness, resourcefulness, love, hate, conflict, gods and mortals, life, and the mortality of man. 3D Chess with an Epic The lines of Homer’s Odyssey, recorded some 27 centuries ago, with all their jumps in time, also resemble a complex screenplay. Due...

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Echoes: Why Is Horror the Most Untapped Genre in Lollywood?

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:01:02 -0500

Where horror films began in Lollywood, where they have gone, and what might keep them from going forward.

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Popcorn Frights 2026: MONSTROUS ME Rides Third Wave Among 72 Shorts

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:00:11 -0500

As August draws near, the frights are popping in Florida. The 12th Popcorn Frights Film Festival released its third wave of programming "for its 2026 edition," per an official release, "expanding an already monster-sized lineup with the world premiere of Ariel Baska's Monstrous Me, produced by Brea Grant and renowned filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, alongside an exceptional slate of world premieres, landmark restorations, and daring new short films from some of the most exciting voices working in genre cinema today." I appreciate that Popcorn Frights is shining a big spotlight on short films, which are always made by ambitious filmmakers who press onward, despite the limitations of time and, inevitably, budget. Read onward for their description: "Running August 6-16, Popcorn Frights' 11-day hybrid festival will present...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: THE LAST HORROR, Myanmar's First Found-Footage Film Forced to be Too Safe With The Scares

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0500

The Last Footage starts with a collection of videos from life loggers, users recording daily experiences using wearable tech. We see the Burmese peoples out jogging along lakefronts, playing concerts with their bands, riding the backseat of a motorcycle which has its own set of circumstances. Then we have Aung Khant, a young man who has just bought his own pair of 4K smart glasses with the intention of documenting his own life for everyone to see. While at dinner with his girlfriend, Linn, friends Wa Na and Mya, and another couple, Thu Ya and Daisy, the group are planning their next big adventurous outing. Thu Ya announces that he has inherited a rubber plantation in the Wingabar Forest from a recently passed family...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: TRISTES TROPIQUES, Lots of Blood, Little Reward

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0500

Roo (Tears in Chinese) was abandoned by his mother at an early age and taken into the care of a man he has only ever known as Master. Raised in the jungle with other discarded children, Roo was taught to be a killer, brought up to be a deadly arm of the group known as Tristes Tropiques. Years later, Roo is working at a coffee shop when JoJo, one of the other children in the group, shows up and tells him that Master has been assassinated. After the news was announced, rival gangs and criminal organizations throughout the city vie for control while an equally deadly group of assassins called the Kons linger in the dark. As bodies pile up and the truth...

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Now Streaming: HANNIBAL Returns

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Plus: 'A Quiet Place: Day One' and 'President Curtis.'

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Opening This Week: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, I WANT YOUR SEX, THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Heading to cinemas: Unlikely people team up.

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